RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT. January 17th, 1865. (Before T. W. Parker, Esq., R.M.)

North Otago Times, Volume III, Issue 48, 19 January 1865, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT. January 17th, 1865. (Before T. W. Parker, Esq., R.M.)

PlLLEtJL V. HAGIE. This action was brought to recover the sum of £5 for trespass alleged to have been committed on the plaintiff's land at Waikaura. Plea uot indebted. Mr O'Meagher appeared for the plaintiff. The plaintiff's man'agei, Mr French, was called, who deposed that on 28th of December last the defendant came to the entrance to plaintiff's land and was met there by witnps 1 } and Thomas Hall, one of the shepherds. Witness told defendant he could not pass there, upon which defendant' said he would force' his way through, raised oneof ther.iils of the slip-panel, and with it pushed witness and Hall violently^ back, and drove his team through and over the plaintiff's land. Thomas Hall corroborated the evidence of the last witness. His worship, having heard the evidence of the defendant and his witnesses, gave judgement for the plaintiff in the sum of £2 and £1 Is. costs. Same v. Shene. Same v. Lewis. These actions were similar to 1 the last, by which the defendants agreed it should be decided. Judgment for plaintiff, 10s. and costs in each case. French v. Hagjge and Othebs., The complainant charged the defendant, Hagie, with having on the 28th day of December last, at 'Waikaura. assatilted the plaintiff, and the defendants, Shene and Lewis, with aiding and abetting. His Worship considered the assault, although a trifling one, -fully proved and fined' Hagie 5s. and costs, and the defendants, Shene and Lewis, each Is. and costs. Mr O'Meagher conducted the prosecution, Chalmers v. Boist. This was an action brought to recover the sum of £20, for goods sold and delivered. Mr O'Meagher appeared for plaintiff. . Judgment for amount claimed with costs.

The Provincial Council of Southland has elected as Superintendent, neither J>r. Menzies nor Mr. Heale, but Mr. Taylor, by an absolute majoriry of 11, meaning a majority of the whole Council. Mr. Taylbr ' is well kndwn as a zealous public man. A good deal of alarm appears to have been excited at Auckland in the end of last month by an outrage committed by the natives, at the house of Mr. Meiklejohn, Matakana, which induced a visit of several of the Ministry to the spot in the "Wonga "Wonga. The inhabitants of the Auckland Province are now getting uneasv at the removal of the troop3. The " Taranaki Herald" reports : — " A large party of the natives came up on Monday in the Plying Cloud from the Chatham Islands, including Te Rakatau and other leading men of Ngatirahire. It is understood their object is to endeavour to sell certain lands to the northward of Waitara, in the neighborhood of Mimi and elsewhere ; but some of the resident Ngatirahire, we hear, are not as yet willing to sell, and proppse to let the land instead. The 30, 40, or 50 of the Taranaki natives who have been coming in to surrender for the last fortnight have come so slowly that they are nob yet here. "We hope to have something more definite to give concerning them next week."